GL Accountant

GL Accountant

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia

Category: Accounting/Finance

Job ID: 67182

FT Fixed Term

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• About Kerry

• Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

As a GL Accountant you will deliver accurate and controlled financial close, reporting and master data services across GBS. Support reliable business information, effective governance, audit readiness and continuous improvement through cross-functional collaboration

Location Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Working hours 2pm - 11pm (Monday - Friday) Opportunity 12 months contract

Key responsibilities

• Financial Accounting & Close

• Manage period-end and year-end close, including journals, accruals, prepayments and ledger submissions.

• Prepare and analyze balance sheet reconciliations, income statements, and management reports.

• Support statutory accounting, financial statements, budgets, projections, and audits.

• Coordinate with AR/AP, Tax and other sites to resolve key balances and technical queries.

• Master Data Management & Governance

• Create and maintain approved customer, vendor, material, pricing and organisational master data.

• Validate requests and ensure changes are accurate, complete, documented, and authorised.

• Apply data governance, internal controls, quality standards, and audit requirements.

• Resolve inconsistencies, duplicates, and process gaps across ERP and related systems.

• Controls, Reporting & Quality

• Maintain accurate records and reconciliations for dependable reporting.

• Perform quality reviews of journals, accounts and master data changes.

• Support compliance, audit readiness, and timely resolution of control issues.

• Stakeholder Partnership & Improvement

• Partner across Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Commercial, IT and shared services.

• Contribute to process improvement, standardisation and system enhancements.

• Build effective site and function relationships in a matrix environment.

• Qualifications and skills

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Tax, related discipline or professional accountancy qualification.

• With 2-3 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Relevant experience in general ledger accounting, reconciliations, financial reporting, shared services, master data management or data governance.

• Working knowledge of SAP and Microsoft Office, exposure to Hyperion, ERP environments or related financial systems is beneficial.

• Strong Excel, reporting, analytical, problem-solving, written communication, and stakeholder-management skills.

• Customer-focused, proactive, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities independently while collaborating across functions.

• Fluent written and spoken English, with the ability to interpret information accurately and respond appropriately.

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